Let's Go!

This week at Belding, students read from Bei Dao's poem, Let's Go! We discussed the ways that a poem is like a conversation between the poet and the reader, and talked about the ways a poet communicates effectively with the reader through careful and vivid descriptions. Students read Bei Dao's poem, coming in together on a chorus of Let's Go! and then thought of their own places where they'd like to invite a reader to come along. Some of our work is below.

from Mr. Merrill's class:

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Let's Go

by Karim

The winds blow
near the valley across
the midnight road
with the scarlet
poppies blowing while
the black raven
chirp per per.

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Let's Go

by Imane

The leaves are red flowers everywhere
Let's go--
Snow is melting, rain is raining
Let's go.
Everything is green like the trees
Let's go--
To the place that you can
have fun, people and kids running around
having fun.
Let's go--
to the place that you can have fun.

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Let's Go to Italy

by Jordan B.

Let's go to Italy
The sun, the sun is making the river scarlet.
All the spaghetti you can eat with the red sauce
on top.
Let's go to Italy
The tall buildings, the buildings are taller than
the tallest man in the world.
The romantic boat rides down the Venice river.
Let's go to Italy
All the people happy and laughing saying hello
People smiling out the window of their villa
Let's go to Italy.

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Let's Go

by Anthony A.

Let's go to the desert in Nevada
where it's very dry
but some water is in a museum
with fish in it.
Let's go--
where there is lots of dirt
sandstorms may happen there.
Let's go--
sandy rocky dunes collapse
the temperature is really hot.

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From Mr. Aivazian's Class:

Let's Go

by Warren

Let's go. I want to go to the movies.
Let's go. It has a big screen.
Let's go. People eat popcorn.
Let's go. The movie is really silly.

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Let's Go

by Christopher

Let's go--
The cloud was full of cotton
candy
but the song was making me so very
sad.

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Let's Go

by Charmaine

Let's go--
to the movies with
our family.

Let's go--
to my house
right now.

Let's go--
to school to
get more learning.

Let's go--
to the mall to
get some more shoes.

Let's go--
to my family's
house right
now.

Let's go--
dashing through
the poppies
outside.

Let's go--
eat that whole
pizza pie
cake.

Let's go--
to the park
to play
with my
friends.

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From Mrs. Navrocki's class

The Deliciously Unknown Places

by Rhita K.

With chocolate and vanilla
Clouds as a stage
Filled with strawberry filling
Spotlight as cool
As a caramel sundae
Where gingerbread men sit to watch
Outside filled with green whipped cream
And eiffel tower made out of onion-flavored chips
Flowers made from steak
You can eat 'til you're fat!

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Let's Go to Bolivia

by Katie G.

Let's go
to Bolivia to learn
all about the great
food like Ahi de Fideo.
It is hot like the sun.
It is spaghetti with
hot sauce. Eat this
and burn up like
fire.

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Let's Go

by Gloria V.

Let's go,
a zoo full of
apples with bananas
on top.

Let's go,
a wall full
of cranberries
with cars all over.

Let's go,
to a pumpkin patch
with silly faces
on them.

Let's go,
where meatballs
dance and
bounce.

Let's go,
where pink
and purple
chairs that
you could eat.

Let's go,
let's go where
24 cars go
through a valley.

Let's go
where cookies
love to go.

Let's go,
where milk
drinks orange
juice.

Let's go
where water
flows in your
hair and your
body.

Let's go,
where trees eat
frogs and drink
coca cola.

Let's go,
where the
world talks.

Let's go,
where apples
talk and
sing silly songs.

Let's go,
we walk and
talk.